Planter



June 3, 1930. W HUFF 1,761,791

PLANTER Filed Oct. 5, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l (1R01 nel* y Patented June3, 1930 Y fwALrnnnurr, or HAnwoon, TEXAS L i yrtiiivrnn A"Lappuatibfudoctober 5, 192s. sel-iai 30.310,630.

l objectiof theinventionis to provide a planter particularlyVadaptedvas'an implement'to be attached to and drawn by a plow such as amiddle breaker, so .that the ground opening or furrow forming operationof the latter/may be immediately followed bythe seedV dropping kandcovering operation y of the former, 'thus` Lmaking one motive means,

whether it'be a tractor .or draft animals, all

that is necessary; to provide a plow drawn planter which is rendered'active or inactive by the bodily lowering or raising of the same by,means of a simple hand lever; to provide a, planter in which the groundcovering elements are in the form ofrotary members rollingover theground in performing the covadjustable'to vary the angle fof divergence;

ering operation' and inladdition actuating theseedl droppinggmea'ns; toLprovide a planter in which thecovering'members are arranged'indivergent relation-and readily and to provide a device of this nature inwhich the 'seed dropping mechanism is of simple but yet sturdy form, Vsothat `it will not be likelyto damage yunder the most trying conditionsofoperation and at the same time be susceptible of cheap manufacture'andylow marketing cost. n, I c. u

ll/Vith this object inl view the invention consistsfin a'constructio'nandcombination of parts of which a'fpreferred'embodiment is illustratedin the accompanying drawings,

' wherein Figure'l isa side elevational view ofthe invention. Y c

1 lFigure 2 is a rear elevational view. Figure '3 is a sectional viewlonthe plane indicated by the line y3 3v of Figure 2.

Figure 4 isa sectional view on the planeA indicated by the line li-lofFigure 1'. Y

, Figure 5 isa sectionalview onatheplane indicated by the line 5-5ofFigure 4; v

- Figure IGis a, detailsectional view onithe plane indicated by the line6 6 of Figure 5;

gTheinvention is designed as an attachment "for use zin yconnection witha plow 1,0 conventionally knownfas a vmiddle breaker, to the Vbeam 11 ofwhich it is coupled, as indi,- cated at12, this coupling, by reason ofits vertical pivot l4`-permitting lateral swinging movement and byreason of its horizontal pivt 15 permitting it to be raised and lowerec.v f c The base casting 16 connects with the horizontalpivot 15 by meansof an eye 17 formed 55 in the forward end ofthe former and on this basecasting is seated a cap casting 18 which is connected. to the former bymeans of cap screws .19. The cap and base castings of which the formercarries the seed box 20, define aspace in which are disposed angularbrackets-20 and 21 of which the horizontal ian ge of the former rests onthe corresponding flange of the latter and this latter flange ony thebottom ofthe recess in the base casting to which a pivotal connection iseffected by means of a' pivot bolt 22; v'The vertical flanges of thevangular bracketsy 20 and 21 are formed with tubular journals 28 on whichthe vertical flanges of thevbrackets 20 and 2l and its ends extendingthrough the tubular journals 23 andterminating inthe reduced extremities28 which pass through the covering disks and receivethe terminalfasteners 29 by whichy the ydisks are secured to the shaft. The reducedlextremities 28 form shoulders with themajor portions ofthe shafts atthe outer ends of the tubular journals', so that a lateralrabutment maybe provided fortheso" covering disks and thev latter are preferablykeyed to these'reduced extremities either by making themcross-,sectionally angularor by using any of the c nventional forms ofkeying.` f .'95

y The hub of one of the disks y25is provided with' albevelgear 30meshing with the bevel gear 31 bymeans of which distribution of seedfrom vseed box 2O is made. I t u The covering disks are mounted 'for the'10 adjustment of their vaxes of rotation and relation, theangleofdivergence being va-A bolt permits the latter lto'beelevatedfto raiserthe key 33 above the'plane ,of therhorizontal operation arenormally-'arranged in divergent riableiby such adjustment. Theadjustment isetect-ed by swing-ing the angle brackets 2'()v and 21aroundthe bolt 22 as a pivot and the selected adjustment is maintainedwith la key bolt 32f1nounted inthe base casting', its key 33Y engagingselected notchesfinV the series ofV f 1Q edges of the horizontalflanges;v o'tfthe two notches 34 Vformed'on the forward arcuate"brackets. Release of the nut 35 on the key flange of the bracket andthe'two brackets `may thenfbelswung until the1 disks assume the desiredangle of divergence, when, the

' lowering ofthe boltl32"to bring'thekey` 33' 3o.* Y 'toVperforrr-ning,Ythe seed covering Voperation act'uatethe` seed droppingmechanism.V The into thel registering notches 34 lying in the centerlinebetween the' bolts 22 and 32 locks the bracketsiin positionandmaintainsthe Y clesiredangular positionl ofv the covering Vhorizontalpivot lof the Coupling 12 pro#A vides foijswi'ngling, movement of theappara# n tus 'ma verticalplane andl gravity thereforev keepsthe'coverinfg disks in contact with-the groundl despite theirregularities in' Yconteur of the latter. :When it is desired torenderthe apparatus inactive, the whole is elevated, the means foraccomplishing'this consisting i Yof a bell-crank, lever 36, pivotallymounted on the pl'ow handle 37, asindicated at 38,/the

short'arin ofthe lever havinga link 'co'nnec-V tion 39 with thebasecasting 1G, ,the linl'rlbe-pV ing formed'v with an angular terminal40 conne'cting with thelever, kso that when the latter is swung to. theydotted position indicatedY in 'Figure l, thevr wholeffapparatus' may' beelevated and' retained in said elevated. position'.

by reason of the tact thatqthe straight line passing through lthepivotalconnections oi i thelink with the lever and the basecasting'isdisposed'rearwardlyof the pivot 38;, so thatA l tl'ieweight of theVapparatus, therefore,y tends toswing theflev'er 36-leftfhandedl'y, asviewed i,`,Fi`gu're' l, .instead of right-handedly,` as. whenthe centerline-through the terminalsof and the apparatus is lfree to drop bygravityl to bring thecover'ing'wheels into-contact with theground. s YY' I Y Within theseed boi:y 20, there isvdisposed a rotary` table' 41,this table .being,provided with a shaft 42'jou`rn'aled inthe cap casting18 and the` bevel gear 31, bein-g" mounted fon the lower end ofthisshaft, communicates motion to the tablef- The table is -forme'dl withuni- 'f i formly spaced radial ribs 43 ofan'gular' form in sideelevationend these ribs Aaredisposed` to give the table the generalrform of a' cone at the apex 'ot'which is mounted an agitating blade44fto prevent.chokingofthelcontentsL `ofthe seedrbo'X. "The seeddepositing ineans n,

consists' ofa ring 45 peripherally-bou'nding Y thejtabl'ej' at thebottomand formed in itsouterf i periphery withl uniformly spaced notchesor-aK1A,

recessesf46-which constitutecells or pockets in'which the seed may drop.As the table is rotated, the ring 45 is likewise rotated, having i' apositive connection withthe table by reasonY ot keys 47a'nd thenotchesllaresuc'cessivelyy y nassedrider the 1aIjipy'plate 4,77., Sllfi te Athe-cap *castingL byy capjs'rews, as 'at 48, and

projecting into the vseed box inl covering relaij tiontothegchutef49,consisting'fof a duct eX-jr tending vertically throughthe-cap and basey oastin'gslfandl. The canopy plate'47f ex tendsla'terall'yjbeyond the chute'on eithejrsidec s and the sidewallofthefcapcastig on the'en-l i plateiscut or groundawayras indicated atv50, so thataclearance spacemaybe-provided u to permit tliesettlin'g.ofthe seed in its ntch' j, 'Y oli-cell justiprior to passage underneaththecanopy platesothat there mkybefllo tendencytrance sideiotjthe notchesunder thecanopy i The. ring. 45 -"s a removablev .ith vtherfihef,th-alligeneral-form but with jliiferentl'yi'orinednotchesgtosuitf thecharacter` ofseed being d'eposited.,,ll'iratfVK is, thefequi'pmentcomprises pluraylityof`V Y 'n Y, n

rings yn'f'rjt'chefd"tofprovidefseed, 1cellsgfor diiie'rent charactersoliseed'and,theymaybe` selectively vusedby simply raisin-gout Ythe, one1 and dropping in the other, allhaving keys" 47 iev f engageable inthefperipheral keyvslots ,Ottheffy j table. Y.

risa@ Seed aus, assisting@fthe-nantes; L i

formedin the seed rngs pass underf the ,can-'i opy platehe contents f ofeach ,discharged into'theseed chutep49fand 4dropped upon thelground,beingcovered by the rdisks as the apparatus .is advanced'. i V i1t V i The invention having been desci'ibed'j is claimed as new andVusefulisz..y g

monfpivota-l'fmounting on the base member, s

an una adispsed forwardly' ofen@ pivotea; f rotary dsksmoufedbneealffiohfewh' 'ofthebrackets and me-"ofi said:disks;l being-opera Yser-ies of notches registerablejin diiereiit am gulari positions ofksaid brackets', 4and key'y carried by nie baseandnngageabilef "i withcertain of said registered notches to lock said brackets in selectedangular positions.

2. Arplanter comprising a seed dropping mechanism and a seed coveringmechanism,

' the latter embodying a base member having means for supporting theseed dropping mechanism, angular brackets having a common pivotalmounting on the base member,

rotary disks mounted one each on each of the brackets and one ofsaid-disks being opera-v v tively connected Y'With the seed droppingmechanism, those portions of the brackets engaged With the pivotalmounting having series of notches registerable in dierent an,

gular positions of said brackets, and a key carv ried by the base memberand engageable with certain ofsaid registered notches to lock saidbrackets .in selected angular positions, the notches being formed inperipheral edges of the angular brackets and the key having a threadedshank passing through the base s member and a nut engaged With saidshank and bearing against the under face of the base member. v

- In testimony .whereof he aliixes his signature.

WALTER HUFF.

